Where does “unpassable” come from?
unpassable (English) comes from English passable, from English pass, from English passé, from French passé, from French passer, from Middle French passer, from Old French passer, from Vulgar Latin passare — to hate, hurt.
unpassable (English): Not able to be passed; Unable to pass...
Definitions
- Not able to be passed; Unable to pass...
Ancestry of “unpassable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | passable | That may be passed or traversed; Tolerable;... |
| 2 | English | pass | "To change place."; "To change in state or... |
| 3 | English | passé | Dated; out of style; old-fashioned; Past one's... |
| 4 | French | passé | past tense; past; last |
| 5 | French | passer | to go past; to cross; to pass |
| 6 | Middle French | passer | to pass; to go by |
| 7 | Old French | passer | to pass; to pass by |
| 8 | Vulgar Latin | passare | to walk, pass; step, walk, pass; present active... |
| 9 | Latin | passus | spread out; dried; step |
| 10 | Latin | patior | I suffer, endure; I allow, acquiesce, permit,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₁- | to hate, hurt |
Words derived from “unpassable”